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Nov. 4, 1930. c. E. ATTWOOD PAPER FI LE 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Feb. 27, 1950 .ua/m im@ uw, a er E iwf MM y w Nov. 4, 1930.

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CHARLES E. ATTWOOD, or .'rAivrnsTowN, NEW YORK, AssIGNOR To rosTINnEX OOM- PANY, INC., or JAMEsTowN, NEW YORK, A con-rOnATION OF MAssAOHUsETTs- PAPER FILE application mea February a7, 1930. serial No. 431,747. i

' of their margins to view at one time, whereby the name, subject matter or numerical indexes of the sheets may be scanned quickly, without manipulating the same. lIn some files of this class, the sheet capacity of a le of. given dimensions is multiplied by placing 'a plurality of sheets on each sheet, carrier. vrThe present invention is concerned with a fileof this latter type, having a novel and improved construction and arrangement, of the sheets on each carrier, whereby any desired sheet may be oset or shifted laterally to distinguish it from other sheets.

The invention will best be understood by reference to the following description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings of one specific embodiment thereof, while its scope will be pointed out more particularly in the appended claims.

In the drawings: i

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a file embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 1s a sectional'view of the panel on -Y-amuch enlarged scale on line 2-2 of Fig.

1, with a sheet carrier, minus the sheets, in

- place in the panel;

Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of the sheet carriers with two folded sheets thereon, one

sheet being offset laterally with relation to the other Fig. 4 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale onA line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a simil-ar, sectional view, also on an enlarged scale on line 5-5 of Fig. 3;V

Fig. 6 is an elevation of one of the sheet carriers with two sheets thereon, oset relatively to veach other, with one of the sheets turned throughan angle of 180 degrees from its normal position;

Fig. 7 is an elevation similar to Fig. 6,

but with each sheet ofsetrto a position opposite to that shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 V's an elevation of one of the carriers with its sheets, illustrating the mode of reand sheets from the carrier; Y

Fig. 9 is an elevation vof the carrier after the removal of the first sheet, and illustrating the mode of removing the second sheet.

Referring to the drawings, and to the embodiment of the invention which is illustrated therein, and having reference at first more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a paper ile comprising a mounting conveniently in the form ofv a' sheet-metal panel 11, which, as shown in Fig. 2, presents sheet-carrier guides 12, having v channels 13 beneath or behind inwardly directedl flanges v 14. As shown, the panel is also provided with transverse'upper and lower, inwardlydirected flanges 15 and 16 (see Fig. 1), which Lclose the upper and lower ends of the channels. Referring again toFig. 2, the` channels receive appropriate sheet .carriers which, in the present example, :are resilient wires 17, having terminal spacing enlargements 18 to space the wires and tov predetermine the exposure or overlap of the margins ofthe sheets presently tov be described. -Thewire,

being resilient, may be sprung'to reduce the length of the carrier, thereby to permit the removal of the latter from the channels.

Referring now to Fig. 8, one of the carriers is shown with two folded sheets 19 and 20 thereon. Thesheet 19 presents two leaves 21 and 22, and the sheet 20 presents two leaves 23 and v24. llhile the sheets are provided with what is known as a cut index, it is deemed unnecessary tO-describe'the same herein, because it has no particular bearing on the present invention. It should simply be understood that the sheets carried by each carrier are provided with one or more index-receiving margins, and that the margins are arranged in overlapping relationship, as shown in Fig. 1. rIhe sheets are normally in an upstanding position with respect to their carriers, as shown in Fig.V 1, but may be turned to depending positions, and in Fig. 3 this latter position is shown.

Referring now to Fig. 9, the sheet 19 is provided with two perforations 25, through which the carrier is passed, and these perforations are intersected by the lineilof the fold. The sheet 20 (see Fig. 8) is similarly provided with two lperforations 26, through rwhich the carrier ispassed, and these perforations are likewise intersected by the fold. From a comparison of Figs. 8 and 9, lit will f be observed that, while the perforations 25 are symmetrically located with reference to the lateral edges ofthe sheet-119,v and the perforations 26 are symmetrically located with reference tothe lateraledgesvof the sheet elgyet the spacing jof the perforations of one, sheet didersfrom the spacing of the perforations of they other sheet,-that is to say, the perforations are nearer to fearehl 'both'sheets-thenthrough one ofthe perforatioi'is 2'5'of the.sheet. l'9, then within the fold of the latter, tliencefthrough the second'per- .foration 25, then along the outsidel kof both y sheets, then through the second perforation 2'6Vv vofthesheet 20, and finally 'within the i Ifoldfiof thesheet .20. One result of this arrangement` is that the'two sheets, instead of .beinggneste'd together, are disposed' as well `illi'istrated in Figse and 5. yAnother `re- Y sii-if. ofv this arrangement iS that each of the fio `sheets 'can` bev shiftedor. offset laterally `with relationnto ythe other in a manner which will be eyidentfroma comparison ofFigs. 6' and 7., in which one'ofthe sheetsY has "been swung through an angle of 180 degrees, to lie in the same plane asthe other. The amount which the sheets can beoffset with relation to each other isY of course ydetermined'by the d ide'r- T ence in spacing of the perforations of one sheet from the-spacing ofv theperforatioiis of the other sheet.` It will be noted that when the sheets are offset, the distancefroin .i v oneperforation 25 to the :next ladjacentv perforation .26 is approximately twice the amount of oifset,-that is to say, twice the f distance Ybetween two adjacentlateraledges of the sheets.

The mode of removing the sheets from aA carrier willf readily :be understood f-roinv an eXaminationof Figs; 8 and 9, The first step .is to open or. unfold the sheet 20 as shown in Fig. 8. Thefcarrier. inaynow-befshifted ashortdistance toward the right, as shown A inFig.. 8.- The nextrstep is to bend orflex the sheet 2O along the line A-A to bring the adjacent perforation into a plane sublstantially perpendicular `to the carrier,

whereupon the adjacent spacer 18 may be This enables 'the two sheets to bev withdrawn through the perforation by shifting the sheet 20 laterally toward the left.

Finally, the sheet 20 is'shifted toward the right, and is flexed along the lineB-B, to permit the right-handspacer 18 to be drawn through the right-hand perforationQG. lRemoval of the sheet 19 from the carrier is aclatteralongthe line' (3W-'Cito' permit Vthe left-hand spacer 18 to be withdrawn through the left-hand perforation 25. Either spacer may then be withdrawn through the righthand perforation 25,', without flexing of the sheet, by simplymoving the spacer into a posi-tion` approXiinatelyat right-angles ,to the plane ofthe sheet, and thei'i removing the carrier lengthwise," The sheets may be reassembled witli the carrierby a reversal of the foregoing operation'.` Having thusl described one embodiment of "the invention, butV without' 'limiting myself thereto, what .I claim and desire by' Letters "Patent to secure is 1. In a file, the coinloinationv of `'al-'s'li'eetcarrying wire, and twos'lieets carried-by said vwire, said sheets and Vsaid wireY having' cooperative means bywh-ich said sheetsare attached tosaid wire and can be moved independently of each other lengthwise vof 'said wire. I

2. I n a vfile, the'coinbination o'ffa sheetcarrying Wire, and twosheets carried by said wire, each sheet beingpp'rovided with-two perforations through which said wire exmy tends, the space beteen the perfo'rations ef one sheet didering from theyspace between the perforations of the othervsheetl f 1n a tile, the combination-"ofa sheet Y carrying wire, `and twosheets carried `lay-'said wire, each sheet being provided With two perforations through which said wire eX- com-plished vin` a similar manner by first f l opening or iin-folding the; sheet, then flexing tends, the per'forations each sheet being symmetrically located ywith relation to' the lateral edges thereof, andthe'perforations of one sheet being spaced -difere'ntly'` 'from the perforations of the'other sheet.

4 15: In a'ile, thecombination' of'a 'sheet-carrying wire, and two folded sheets, keach provided with two' perforations intersected by the fold and differently spaced', saidV wire e5;- teiiding through the perforations of veach sheet, saidv wire being received in' the'fold of the sheet havingthe lesser spacingv of the perforations between the perforations of such sheet, and'l being received in the feld ofthe other-sheet between the lateral vedges of such sheet and the perforations; v v

Y Ina file, the combination of a'V sheetcarrying wire, andftwo foldedlsheets, eac-h provided with two perforations intersect-ed bythe foldjand differently spaced, said wire extending; through the perforations of each sheet,'sa'id wire beingreceived inthe fold of the sheet having thelesserspacing ofthe'V perforations between the perforations of such sheet, and being received in the fold of the other sheet between the lateral edges of such sheet and the perorations, and the perforations of each sheet being symmetrically located with reference to the lateral edges of such sheet.

6. In a file, the combination of a plurality of sheets, a sheet carrier, said carrier and said sheets having cooperative means by which said sheets are attached to said carrier, said means having provision to permit said sheets to be moved laterally relatively to each other and relatively to said carrier.

7. In a iile, the combination of a plurality of sheets, an elongated sheet carrier, said carrier and said sheets having cooperative means to permit said sheets to be moved relatively to each other and relatively to said carrier lengthwise of the latter.

8. In a file, the combination of a plurality of sheets, a sheet-carrying wire, said sheets being provided with perforations through which said wire extends, the perforations in each sheet diering in location fromthe location O the perforations of another sheet, thereby to permit one sheet to be moved relatively to another sheet on the said wire lengthwise of said wire.

9. In a file, the combination of a plurality i of sheets, a sheet-carrying wire, said sheets being provided with perforations through which said Wire extends, the perfor-ations in one sheet being spaced from each other differently from the spacing of the perforations of another sheet.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES E. ATTWOOD. 

